This look back reviews the Chinese Type 055 destroyer, also known by NATO as Renhai, including its 112-cell VLS, air defense role, sensors, gas turbines, and weapons. It also covers reported Batch 2 ...
In late March 2026, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy sent two new Type 055 class destroyers, the Anging and Dongguan, to their first combat training exercises, putting China's fleet at 10 ...
A foreign warship lost power when tracking the Zunyi, a Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA ...
China’s decision to send four Type 055 destroyers to sea together marks a new level of confidence in a warship already regarded as one of the most capable surface combatants afloat. The move signals ...
Beijing is known for keeping quiet about its military hardware. But in footage aired on January 29, 2026, via CCTV, China's main state broadcaster, the Yanan — a Type 055 guided-missile destroyer – ...
Two new type 055-class destroyers, Dongguan (109) and Anqing (110), joined the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s fleet in early March 2026. Chinese state media photo Beijing’s naval forces received two ...
China has commissioned two more Type 055 warships into PLAN service. Credit: MND China has commissioned two new Type 055 guided missile destroyers (DDG) into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), ...
Chinese state media sources have reported that a foreign warship lost power, propulsion and radar while closely shadowing the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 055 class destroyer Zunyi in ...